| Throughout the North American territory many muse, George W. Bush is the worst President ever. His Vice, who laughingly refers to himself as Darth Vader, perhaps, the stealth "decider," is no better.
Some say Cheney was chosen to serve as Vice President, for he would not threaten George W. Bush as Commander-In-Chief. The two would co-chair or masterfully craft Executive power, and they have. Cheney's career has been marred by one disaster after another. Bush failed in business on numerous occasions. The two seem a perfect pair, a matched set, a dynamic duo, and a couple of criminals on the run.
U.S. towns vote to arrest Bush and Cheney
Reuters
Wed Mar 5, 2008 7:31am GMT
Washington (Reuters) - Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for "crimes against our Constitution", local media reported.
The nonbinding, symbolic measure, passed in Brattleboro and Marlboro in a state known for taking liberal positions on national issues, instructs town police to "extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them."
This team holds the dubious distinction of being wanted in two towns, and not wanted in countless other communities. The President while labeled shrewd may not be able to escape his current circumstances. The Vice President, who numerous think is crafty, may find himself associated with criminal elements beyond the Energy Commission. The duet may soon become victim to what America has waited too long to enact.
Liberals in Vermont may not bring the dyad down. House Speaker Pelosi certainly will not do the job. She refuses to discuss charges against the Commander or his cohort.
The consensus throughout the country is, it is time for a change. Republicans and Democrats alike say "anyone But Bush." Cheney cannot stay. Each must be censured, so say the people. It may be that a Constitutional lawyer, and the former Deputy Attorney General to Ronald Reagan, will bring the twosome to justice.
The Conservative intellectual has been an adjunct scholar with the American Enterprise Institute, a resident scholar at the Heritage Foundation, a lecturer at the Bookings Institute, and an adjunct professor at George Washington University. Now, he speaks on behalf of Americans.
Two years ago, on March 31, 2006, academic Fein approached the Senate Judiciary Committee and presented his statement in reference to Senate Resolution 398 relating to the Censure of George W. Bush. Professor Fein proclaimed . . .
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am grateful for the opportunity to express my support for Senate Resolution 398. It would censure President George W. Bush for seeking to cripple the Constitution's checks and balances and political accountability by secretly authorizing the National Security Agency to spy on American citizens in the United States in contravention of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and misleading the public about the secret surveillance program.
There he stood, a Republican, a former standard-bearer of the Reagan Revolution, Bruce Fein offered his testimonial. Today, he continues to call for censure. The question is, will America heed the plea. Please consider the proposal, the reasons for the request and reflect. Subtle and subterranean as the process may have been, Americans, you have been denied your rights since September 11, 2001.
The American Freedom Agenda's (AFA) wishes to restore the Constitutional system of checks and balances "as enshrined by the Founding Fathers." Would you not wish to help them? The foundation with Academic and Attorney Bruce Fein at the helm states . . .
Especially since 9/11, the executive branch has chronically usurped legislative or judicial power, and has repeatedly claimed that the President is the law. The constitutional grievances against the White House are chilling, reminiscent of the kingly abuses that provoked the Declaration of Independence.
The 10-point American Freedom Agenda would work to restore the roles of Congress and the federal judiciary to prevent such abuses of power and protect against injustices that are the signature of civilized nations. In particular, the American Freedom Agenda would:
- Prohibit military commissions whose verdicts are suspect except in places of active hostilities where a battlefield tribunal is necessary to obtain fresh testimony or to prevent anarchy;
- Prohibit the use of secret evidence or evidence obtained by torture or coercion in military or civilian tribunals;
- Prohibit the detention of American citizens as unlawful enemy combatants without proof of criminal activity on the President's say-so;
- Restore habeas corpus for alleged alien enemy combatants, i.e., non-citizens who have allegedly participated in active hostilities against the United States, to protect the innocent;
- Prohibit the National Security Agency from intercepting phone conversations or emails or breaking and entering homes on the President's say-so in violation of federal law;
- Empower the House of Representatives and the Senate collectively to challenge in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of signing statements that declare the intent of the President to disregard duly enacted provisions of bills he has signed into law because he maintains they are unconstitutional;
- Prohibit the executive from invoking the state secrets privilege to deny justice to victims of constitutional violations perpetrated by government officers or agents; and, establish legislative-executive committees in the House and Senate to adjudicate the withholding of information from Congress based on executive privilege that obstructs oversight and government in the sunshine;
- Prohibit the President from kidnapping, detaining, and torturing persons abroad in collaboration with foreign governments;
- Amend the Espionage Act to permit journalists to report on classified national security matters without fear of prosecution; and;
- Prohibit the listing of individuals or organizations with a presence in the United States as global terrorists or global terrorist organizations based on secret evidence.
Please, think of the innocent held in contempt or imprisoned without access to a legal authority. Grapple with the reality that your privacy is now legally invaded. Sit for a second and imagine that your every conversation can be used against you. Try to come to terms with the fact that this President, when he signs a Bill, also places his signature under a paragraph that states he and his Administration are exempt from the law.
Contemplate that in our democracy secrets are the constant State of the Union. The President and his people can withhold information, capture, and confine citizens against their will if he or members of his Cabinet are convinced the individual has ties to terrorism. Think of all of this and then, weigh the bold steps residents in Vermont are ready to take.
Please America, do not deny, or ignore the high crimes and misdemeanors committed by those in the Oval Office. Please do not believe our problems will end once the Bush-Cheney Company leaves the White House. Ponder the precedence we set when we, the people, let power go unimpeded. Place yourself in the future; remember the children. Is this the country you wish to leave to our progeny? Let us stand united, and take our power back.
While few if any of us wants George W. Bush or Dick Cheney in the White House, we must want them as the people of Brattleboro and Marlboro, Vermont do if America is to regain its inner strength, recover, and once again return the Constitution.
References to Rally Round . . .
- Bush Vows to Try to Unite Country, By Liza Porteus. Fox News. Thursday, November 04, 2004
- Neil Young joins the hate Bush bandwagon, By Oliver Burkeman. The Guardian. April 28, 2006
- Poll: Bush Ratings At All-Time Low. CBS News. February 27, 2006
- Bruce Fein, Biography. American Freedom Agenda. 2007
- He's The Worst Ever, By Eric Foner. Washington Post. Sunday, December 3, 2006; Page B01
- The Curse of Dick Cheney, By T. D. Allman. The Rolling Stone. August 25, 2004
- Bush a Shrewd Diplomat on Global Warming, By Kimberley Strassel. Real Clear Politics. June 8, 2007
- U.S. towns vote to arrest Bush and Cheney. By Andy Sullivan. Edited by David Wiessler. Reuters. March 5, 2008
- Why Pelosi Opposes Impeachment, By Ari Berman. The Nation. July 31, 2007
- Gaming the California Electricity Market, Firm with Ties to Cheney's Task Force Faces Criminal Indictment. By Jason Leopold. Counterpunch. March 22, 2004
- Statement of Bruce Fein, Deputy Attorney General to Ronald Reagan. Raw Story. Friday March 31, 2006
- Cheney: Being 'Darth Vader' not so bad. Associated Press. USA Today. 2007
- The American Freedom Agenda's (AFA) mission is twofold:
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